2021 Brings Back-to-Class Shopping to Record Levels
WASHINGTON – Consumers plan to spend record amounts for both school and college supplies as families and students plan to return to
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Chief Economist Says NRF Revised Forecast
As retailers head into the second half of 2021, the “great uncertainty” that clouded the nation’s economic outlook earlier in
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Did the Pandemic Accelerate Tech Product Launches?
WASHINGTON – Approximately 58 percent of retail professionals say the pandemic accelerated new technology-related product launches at their company, according to the
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Small Businesses Struggle to Survive the Pandemic
Small businesses have had a rough road to travel to survive and get to the point where they could reopen
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Pandemic Motivates New Entrepreneurs to Open Businesses
When dealing with life-altering situations, people tend to reflect on whether they are fulfilling their dreams or have made the
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Biannual State of the Home Survey
NORWALK, Conn.HomeServe USA (HomeServe), a leading provider of home repair solutions, announced the findings of the 12th edition of its Biannual
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NRF Adds Four Members to Board
WASHINGTON – Executives from four of the nation’s most prominent brands were named members of the National Retail Federation Board of
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Homeowner Equity Gains Hit $1.9 Trillion in Q1 2021
IRVINE, Calif.–CoreLogic®, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, today released the Homeowner Equity Report for the first quarter
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Retail Sales to Now Exceed $4.44 Trillion in 2021
WASHINGTON – The National Retail Federation today issued its revised annual forecast for 2021, anticipating that retail sales will now
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4 Trends to Watch in the Coming Months
U.S. Government officials and health organizations are cautiously optimistic that the worst days of the pandemic are behind us. As
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